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Kamakura One-day Walking Tour

Hase-temple

Jizo- statues in Hase-temple

Kannon-museum in Hase-temple

Great Buddha statue

Hall of Sacred Dance in Hachiman-gu shrine

Pine tree in Hachiman-gu shrine

Komachi-street

Entrance of Great Buddha temple

Hachiman-gu-shrine

Kamakura One-day Walking Tour

Day Trip

Joined 2023

Hiroaki

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Tokyo

English, Japanese (Native)

8 hrs 30 mins

Private tour (only you and Hiroaki)

Up to 6 people

1) To visit must-see spots of 3 or more in Kamakura.

2) Meet you up at hotel in Tokyo or at Yokohama area

3) By public transportation & on foot.

4) Destination are among Hase-temple/Great Buddha/Komachi St./ Hachiman-gu-Shrine and more if time allows. Lunch time is included.

Restaurant is near along the Komachi-St or Wakamiya St. or around K-station

5) It wholly depends on guests whether spending enough time to spare for each spot or covering as many spots as possible.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

08:30 AM

Meeting Point

At your hotel

- I will meet you at front desk. I will show your name printed on A4 paper in clear file.

Following itinerary is standard plan. You are free to change time to stay and place to go, by adjusting overall itinerary

08:30 AM

8:30～10:00 Transportation to Kamakura

Transportation to Kamakura by Jr Line & Local line

10:10 AM

10:10～11:00 Hase-dera Temple

・Hase-dera Temple is called as "Department store of Buddhism".　You can enjoy every type of Buddhism statue and so on such as "Kannon statue", "Amida Buddha statue", one of "Seven Gods of Good Fortunes", "Revolving Shelves", "Cave of Buddhist Goddess" "Buddha's Footprint", and "Jizo statues". Also you can enjoy grand landscape of the bay & the trail for seasonal flowers.

11:10 AM

11:10～11:30 The Great Buddha in Kotoku-in Temple

It is located at 10 minutes walk from Hase-dera temple. Among with Nara's Great Buddha this is the most famous & popular Buddha statue in Japan. It has been sitting in the open air for 500 years. It is impressive, eye-catching, and overwhelming so the one of the best photo spots in Kamakura for all sightseers.

12:00 AM

12:00～12:30 Komachi street

Named after beautiful poet in Aristocratic days this street connects between Kamakura Station and Hachiman-gu shrine. You can enjoy shopping souvenir, sampling Japanese sweet & confectionery with relaxed atmosphere.

12:30 AM

12:40～13:10 Hachiman-gu shrine

This shrine was built by Minamoto clan as their family shrine in the 11-th century. Minamoto clan established Japan's first samurai government in kamakura. This shrine is also famous for its large numbers of worshippers in the New year.

01:30 PM

13:30～14:15 Lunch

You can enjoy Japanese casual food including " Soba or Udon soup noodle", "Bowl of cooked rice topped with Tempura etc","Susi" and " Local vegetable dishes. Also Western food such as Italian is available if you wish.

If you have any dietary restriction or allergy please let me know in advance.

02:40 PM

14:40～15:30 Hokokuji Temple

Using bus service you will arrive one of famous spots for its Bamboo trees.

(Admission fee：＠500 yen/person) You can also enjoy Maccha green tea with sweats surrounded bamboo forest. (Admission fee：@600 yen/ person)

04:00 PM

16:00～17:30 Transportation to your hotel by Jr train etc.

Transportation to your hotel by Jr train and some of public transportation if necessary.

Ending Point

At your hotel

Want to personalize this tour?

This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.

Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

・Guide fee

・Transportation fee for Guide all through the tour

・Seat reservation (=Green seat) fee for guest seat of outbound

Jr train---※1

・Entrance tickets fee of all facilities for guide

・Lunch fee for guide

※1：From Tokyo or Shinagawa or Yokohama to Kamakura

What‘s not included

・Public transportation fee for guests---for example ※2

・Taxi fee if used

・Entrance tickets fee of all facilities for guests---for example ※3

・Lunch for guests

・Personal expenses of guests

※2：From Tokyo/Shinjuku or Yokohama to Kamakura by Jr

line ￥1040/person or 440/person　

From Kamakura to Hase by Enoden line：￥200/person

From Hachiman-gu to Jomyoji by Bus：￥240/person

From Daibutsu-mae to Kamakura St by Bus：￥220/person

※3：Kotokuin-temple (Great Buddha statue）: ￥300/person

　　 Hase-dera temple：￥400/person

　　 Kannon museum in Hase-dera temple：￥300/person

　　 Treasure hall in Hachiman-gu shrine：￥200/person

　　 Hokokuji-temple：￥400/person

　　 Macha Tea house in Bamboo forest in Hokokuji

temple：￥600/person

Meigetsuin-temple ：￥500/person

　 Kencho-ji temple ：￥500/person

　　 Engakuji - temple：￥500/person

Tour Important Information

This tour uses public transportation such as train lines, subway, and commuting bus. It accompanies some walking. so this tour is not recommended for those with difficulties in walking. Walking speed & length are adjustable enough according as guest's wish.

Important message from the supplier

At present, I am not working full-time, so I am generally available on weekdays. However, my availability varies from day to day, so please check my calendar for my latest availability.

If your preferred date is unavailable, or if you have any questions about scheduling, please feel free to contact me. I will do my best to accommodate your request whenever possible.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time

Joined 2023

Hiroaki

Identity Verified

Interview-Based Quality Checks

About Tour Guide Hiroaki

I was born and bred in Tokyo, so I have some native knowledge there. I worked for trading house for more than 30 years. During this time I was fortunate enough to have chances to contact things & people abroad, while I came to know Japan is very rich in beautiful things including traditional culture, food, area and site due to domestic trips on business. Taking both experiences both of domestic and abroad I thought I could contribute a little bit to mutual understanding and introduction of Japanese things to people from abroad. After retirement I decided to introduce beauty and charm of Japan.

Through guiding I've come to know the questions that people from abroad are likely to feel curious about Japan. My basic ideas to attend guests are, either first visitors or repeaters, I would like to explain the points you want to know steadily for sure in all field including traditional cultures, things about present Japan, and pop cultures. Having cheerful and bright nature, I think I can show you around not only must-see spots but also the off-the-beaten path as you like, to make tour something new and enjoyable. Looking forwards to meeting you soon !